The Washington critic., 1887-06-03
East Washington,

East Washington.
The wife and child OF Mr.. James Mar
oerop, the shoe dealer of Eighth street
southeast, died last night at her residence.
The funeral of the mother and her infant
will take place on Sunday next from St.
Peters Church.
Rose Sampson, q wayward seventeen
year-old girl, was yesterday sent to the
House OF the Good Shepherd, on complaint
OF her father.
The East Washington Citizens Asssocia-
ton has filed an important petition for East
Washington improvements with the Com
missioners. They state that the construc-
tion OF the bridge across the Eastern Branch,
at the foot OF Pennsylvania avenue, will re.
quire considerable earth to make cause.
way on this side OF the bridge. and that the
property-owners desire that the Commits
sioners should grade Fifteenth, Sixteenth,
Seventeenth and X streets, and Kentucky
and Tennessee avenues, and the earth exca-
vated from them could be used to advan-
tage for the causeway. They say also that
there is an imperative demand for the i'm
provement OF the Eastern Branch Road,
leading from the southern terminus of the
bridge, and that this Improvement should
be made, as there is an appropriation for It,
SAvY-YARD NOTES.
John A. Collins, marine, was arrested
stroying private property. II seems that a
number OF marines keep suits OF civilian
clothes at Schneider's Navy Yard Exchange,
corner OF Eighth and l. streets southeast,
for which privilege they pay Schneider a
dollar month. Collins failed to pay his
dollar and consequently Schneider locked
up his clothes, and when the former tried
to break the lock the latter had him ar
rested. Collins relatives had him dis
charged from the Marine Corps yesterday.
Captain Francis Harrington, who has
been stationed at the Navy Yard here for a
number OF years, aud subsequently, at the
Marine Barracks, has been sent to the U. 3.
s. Richmond, now at New York, for duty.
Captain Harrington was promoted to his
present rank for efficient services rendered
during the late trouble on the Isthmus OF
Panama. Mrs. Harrington and her family
will spend the summer in Virginia.
Lieutenant Gilman has been detached
from the Navy-Yard and sent to the Bar
racks in place Of Captain Harrington.
Lieutenant Woods, who takes Lieutenant
Gilman's place, arrived at the Navy-Yard
from Annapolis this morning.
West Washington.
Canal boat Morning Star, with twenty
two tons OF hay for &. I. Dunlop, arrived
this morning.
cooperative Building Association OF
Georgetown, at their meeting last night,
elected the following officers for the ensu-
Ing year: President, John Leetch; vice .presi-
dent, Ii. 2. Gilbert; treasurer, Mayhem
Platter; secretary, q. W. King. Directors:
NJ. A. McGowan, A. b. Jackson, DR.. l.. w.
| Ritchie, W. +. Gibbons, John W. Schultz,
| j. NJ. Waters, and j. V. Yates. Attorney:
| Hugh Wilson. Valuation committee: Wm
| A. Hutchins, r. W. Darby and W. X. Du-
BILE. Finance committee: Joseph II. Lee,
ssmuel w. Wheeler and A. Greenless.
Trustees: Charles IL. Flckiing and Jesse II.
Wilson.
Temperature and condition of water at
IA. m: Great Falls, temperature, 6S; condl-
tion, /; receiving reservoir, temperature,
72; condition at north connection, 81 at
south connection, "a; distributing reservoir,
temperature, 72; condition at inhuent gate
house, %; at eilluent gate-house, 3G.